The Chariho Times

August 29, 2013

By

CATHERINE M. HEWITT

CHARLESTOWN â Last Thursday, the Charlestown Town Council voted in favor of a resolution to acquire a 75-acre property known as âWhalerockâ and to keep it as open space. With more than 150 residents attending the hearing held at Charlestown Elementary School, there was strong public support for the purchase.

Town Council President Thomas Gentz presented a detailed slide show of the sales agreement that included maps of the site located north of Route One between Kingâs Factory Road and East Quail Run.

August 29, 2013

CHARLESTOWN â Despite the fact that the Whalerock case was settled Thursday with the townâs purchase of the property on Kingâs Factory Road, a Superior Court judge filed a ruling Friday stating that the town of Charlestown is an aggrieved party in the case.

August 22, 2013

By

CATHERINE M. HEWITT

HOPKINTONâ Even though the town council would like to give more money to the town's two libraries, the state-mandated âmaintenance of effortâ makes increases fiscally risky. If the town were to add to its library funding, it would be required to maintain that level in future years regardless of unpredictable budgetary shifts.

âThe 'maintenance of effort' says you cannot give any less than you gave the prior year. Once you give, you cannot take away. It's a permanent increase,â said Council President Frank Landolfi at Monday night's council meeting.

August 22, 2013

By

CATHERINE M. HEWITT

WOOD RIVER JUNCTION â The Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA) will have âdramatic financial implicationsâ for the Chariho Schools according to Chariho Solicitor Jon M. Anderson, who made a presentation of the AHA's potential ramifications to the school committee on Tuesday night.

August 15, 2013

By

CATHERINE M. HEWITT

CHARLESTOWN â Despite protests from town residents, the Charlestown Town Council decided to continue the Copar Quarries and Westerly Granite Company (WGC) hearing until the councilâs September meeting.

On Tuesdayâs nightâs council agenda was the discussion and potential action of a resolution that would ask the Rhode Island Attorney General to look into whether WGC is in compliance with state laws.